NDMarks wrote:
I'm glad someone mentioned the Avanti. I remember wanting one years ago and really loved the look. I just couldn't find one with a 4 or 5 speed. I hate automatics. That.s the same reason I didn't get another of my favorite cars, the Buick Grand National - A real hotrod but only made with an automatic.
Automatics are great! Like B&W film, the only reason we had manual transmissions was that they couldn't make automatics. I started driving stick shifts decades ago, and there was a fun factor to shifting through the gears. For non-racing situations, automatic is the way to go. Of course, even racing cars now have paddle shifters (like my Fit), so they're almost automatic. The auto version of my Honda Fit gets better mileage than the stick.